I Had Read Too Many Memoirs That

I Had Read Too Many Memoirs That Were Written After The Writer Or The Director Was Past His Or Her Prime.

Now The Cigarette Companies Claim That They Don't Do That [ Pay To Have Their Product Advertised In Movies ] Anymore, Although It Certainly Makes You Wonder A Bit When An Independent Production Like "in The Bedroom", You Know, Seems To Focus Constantly On Marlboros And Almost It Turns Into A Marlboro Ad, Whether There Was Any Money Exchanged.

No One Is Going To Tell A Movie Star To Smoke Or Not Smoke Because They Can Do Whatever They Want.

A Cigarette In The Hands Of A Hollywood Star Onscreen Is A Gun Aimed At A 12- Or 14-year-old.

I Think That Hollywood Is Sort Of Guilty Of Having A Moral Blind Eye On This Subject. While At The Same Time, You Know, Being Involved In A Lot Of Liberal Causes And Being Involved Very Militantly, Hollywood Is, In Fact, Guilty Of Helping To Addict People To Smoke.